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		deepsun 15 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Never buy a .online domain I'm sure Google prompted author for years begging to turn the 2FA on, as well as warning that they will enforce it on day X. Author ignored them all.

mulmen 15 days ago | [–]

Why is 2FA so critical it’s worth proactively breaking the user? What’s the even more bad thing that would (not could) happen to the user if 2FA was not enabled?

namibj 15 days ago | | [–]

Password database leaks turning into spam/proxy farms of very well aged accounts.

mulmen 14 days ago | | | [–]

That’s a could.

Telaneo 15 days ago | [–]

That doesn't make forcing it any less wrong.

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